Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Cognitive Science (INFR09022)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Informatics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Informatics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/ics
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the mind; as such, it draws together theory and data from across Informatics, and beyond. The course is principally aimed at third-year undergraduates in the School of Informatics, and at third- and fourth-year undergraduates in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. Non-graduating students are also welcome to attend the course. It is intended to give students:
1. An introduction to some of the key assumptions and findings of Cognitive Science; and
2. An introduction to some of the current problems, research issues and emerging trends in Cognitive Science; and
3. Examples of the different research methods by which the issues might be investigated; and
The course draws on the disciplines of Cognitive Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence and emphasises common core assumptions concerning computation and representation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Successful completion of Year 2 of an Informatics Single or Combined Degree, or equivalent by permission of the School.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| To understand and be able to analyse the empirical phenomena of human and animal cognition in theoretical and computational terms. |
Assessment Information
Written Examination 75
Assessed Assignments 25
Oral Presentations 0
Assessment
A written exam accounts for 75% of the course credit; the remaining 25% is assessed through three coursework assignments.
If delivered in semester 1, this course will have an option for semester 1 only visiting undergraduate students, providing assessment prior to the end of the calendar year. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
* Representing the World in the Brain (Stereo Vision)
* Representing the World Symbolically (Scene Analysis)
* Representing Action in the World Computationally (Planning)
* How Animals and Humans Make Plans
* Neurological and Developmental Substrate of Planning and Language
* How Universal Grammar Reflects Non-Linguistic Planning
* How Semantics Reflects Non-Linguistic Planning
* How Discourse Reflects Non-Linguistic Planning
* Human and Computational Natural Language Processing
* Human and Computational Language Development
* Envoi: Scope and Limits of Computational Cognitive Science.
Relevant QAA Computing Curriculum Sections: Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), None applicable |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
* No one textbook is recommended for this course.
* A set of readings is made available at the beginning of term.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Lectures 20
Tutorials 8
Timetabled Laboratories 0
Non-timetabled assessed assignments 36
Private Study/Other 36
Total 100 |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Richard Mayr
Tel: (0131 6)50 5130
Email: rmayr@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Tamise Totterdell
Tel: 0131 650 9970
Email: t.totterdell@ed.ac.uk |
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